7 Movies Starring Isild Le Besco

Roberto Succo

Roberto Succo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-05-16

Languages:

French, Italian, German, English

Countries:

France, Switzerland

Runtime:

124 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1024 Reviews)

Director:

Cèdric Kahn

Cast:

Writer:

Pascale Froment (book)

Cèdric Kahn

Fullplot:

'Kurt' claims to be a sales rep. He also claims to be English in spite of his heavy Italian accent. Kurt is an habitual liar and a dangerous driver, at the very least. In the south of France he meets Lèa, age 16. Between his increasingly strange dates with Lèa, Kurt engages in a number of armed robberies, some successful, some not... The police are perplexed by a series of crimes including disappearances and a murder. They conclude that they are dealing with a madman... After he proposes, Lèa breaks up with Kurt. The attempt to find a new girlfriend leads to a shooting by Kurt, now calling himself Andrè. Lèa's information identifies Kurt/Andrè as Roberto Succo, psychiatric patient and parental murderer. The police hunt for Roberto covers three countries.

Girls Can't Swim

Girls Can't Swim

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-10-18

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

102 min

IMDB Ratings:

(511 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Anne-Sophie Birot

Christophe Honorè

Fullplot:

Gwen is a teenager living in a small coastal town. Lise is her best friend, a city girl who comes every year with her family to spend the summer. This year things are different though; at first Lise might not come at all, and when she does it is obvious that Gwen grew up faster than she did.

è Tout de Suite

è Tout de Suite

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-12-08

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (846 Reviews)

Director:

Benoèt Jacquot

Cast:

Writer:

Benoèt Jacquot (scenario)

Elisabeth Fanger (story)

Fullplot:

A school girl falls for a charming young man. After news about a botched bank robbery in which a guard is killed, she learns that her boyfriend was one of the robbers. She decides to hide him and his friends and then they all sneak out of the country. After hiding out and spending all the money, tempers rise and the group splits up. This forces the girl to work her own way back home and deal with her actions and her separation from her boyfriend.

Backstage

Backstage

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-11-16

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

112 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (520 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaMusic

Cast:

Writer:

Emmanuelle Bercot

Jèrème Tonnerre

Fullplot:

An adolescent groupie (Isild Le Besco) zeroes in on her Blondie-like idol (Emmanuelle Seigner) after the singer chances to cross her orbit on a publicity tour. Gradually their lives intertwine as, with near-operatic intensity, the film delves into the emotional dependency on both sides of celebrity culture.

A Parting Shot

A Parting Shot

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-05-30

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Switzerland

Runtime:

84 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (165 Reviews)

Director:

Jeanne Waltz

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A rebellious teenager and a "border-line" young nurse will learn to tame each other and get a fresh start in life.

The New Girlfriend

The New Girlfriend

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-09-18

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (2504 Reviews)

Director:

Franèois Ozon

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Franèois Ozon (screenplay)

Ruth Rendell (novel)

Fullplot:

A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.

Mon roi

Mon roi

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-10-21

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

130 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (139 Reviews)

Director:

Maèwenn

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Etienne Comar (screenplay)

Maèwenn (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent relationship that she experienced with Georgio. Why did they love each other? Who is this man that she loved so deeply? How did she allow herself to submit to this suffocating and destructive passion? For Tony, a difficult process of healing is in front of her, physical work which may finally set her free.

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